Garment fastener



April 12, .1932. SOLOMON 1,853,938

GARMENT FASTENER Filed May 31, 1930 INVENTOR Joseph 30 70211011 Patented 12, 1932 zrosnrrr SOLOMON, or BIRMINGH M, "ALABAMA. Assrenon 'ro LIBERTY OVERALL COMPANY, OF BIRMINGHA ALA AMA, aoornnrivnnsrrrr coMrosEn OFJ'QSEPH SOLOIJIDN AND LOUIS JAGOBSON I Application filed May .31, 1930. Seria1 :No. 4i5 8', 615.i

My invention relates to garment fasteners of'the type in which the male element is a headed member, adapted to be interlocked with the female element by insertion through a slotted plate provided with suitable means for its attachment to the garment, the design of the interlocking parts requiring that the headed member shall be shifted through an are 90 degrees after insertion through the slot to bring it to its normal working position in which it .is interlocked with the plate. V

More particularly, my present invention has for its object to improve and perfect the garment fastener which forms the, subject matter of Letters Patent No. 1,370,403, issued to J. E. Bernhard on March 1, 1921.

The features which distinguish my present invention from the Bernhard fastener have to do with the slotted plate, or female element, and its. fastening means, and the first feature is that the slotted plate, in order to give it a better and more attractive appearance and provide ample turning room between it and the underlying fabric for the head of the male element, is made circular in shape, as by such an arrangement the mini.- mum sized plate can be used and the maximum turning room provided in all directions for the fastening head on the male member.

The second andmost important improvement lies in the design of the backing member placed against the inside surface of the garment and interlocked to the outer plate by marginal prongs on the latter which, after piercing the garment, are'bent about the re-' taining member. This retaining member is made in the form of a ring from flat or circular stock as may bedesired, having approximately the diameter of the outer plate, the stock used to form the ring being narrow enough for the prongs of the outer plate to be bent over it and inwardly towards the garment so that then the tips will not lie in exposed position.

A further advantage derived from the use of a backing ring is that practically the whole area of cloth underlying the slotted plate is left free to give to the headof the male element when being interlocked with the GARMENT rasrnima a plate and when the head is in place itwill readily pass the cloth inwardly beyond the plane of he backing'member and thusprevent the ring and its engaging prongs causing wear or discoloration of under garments.

My invention further comprises the novel details of construction and arrangement of parts, which in their. preferred embodimentonly are illustrated, in the accompanying drawings which form a part 'of this specifica tion, and in which Fig. 1 isa plan view showing the-garment fastening elements in assembled position the dotted'position of the male member showing its position when being engaged or disengaged from the female member.

Fig. 2 shows the male element in plan view. Fig. Sis a front View showing the elements of the female member and the manner in which the prongs on the slotted plate interlock the backing ring formed of wire stock.

Fig. 5 is a side viewo'f the male member. Fig. 6 is a side view of'the slotted plate; Fig. ,7 isan enlarged view takenon'the line VII-VII of Fig. 4 showing the backing ring formed of fiat stock. Similar reference numerals refer to similar partsthroughout. r I In the embodimentof my invention illustrated, I have shown a garment fastener of the type that is especially suitable for use The fastener comprises a'male element 10 having a slot 11 therein for the reception of the shoulder strap 12 and. having a tapering "neck portion 13 downturned at 14 and provided with a rounded T-head15.

The female element of the fastener comprises 'a circularmetallic disk or plate 16 havingformed therein a slot comprising enlarged portion 17 and 'a'relatively narrow neck '18. The slot is arranged symmetrically in the center of the plate with. its long axis in line with the pull of the strap 12. The l plate'beingcircular ample marginal space is view, and Fig. 4 .a rear provided for the display of a trade-mark or advertising data.

The plate is provided at suitably spaced intervals with marginal tangs or pointed spuds 19 which are adapted to .be forced through the garment 20, and to be bent around a ring-like backing member which is placed on the inside of the garment, and which preferably has a diameter substantial lyequal to that of the disk 16.

This backing ring may be formed from round wire stock 21, as shown in Fig. 4, or it may be stamped from sheet metal 22, as shown in Fig. 7. It is important that .it

- should be formed from stock su'flicientlynarrow for the tangs or sputds 1 9 to have their points lapped over and bent inwardly about it so that they will be so placed that there will be no tendency for them to catch or hang upon any garment that the fastening may come in contact with.

It will be noted that the ring being narrow and circular in shape affords the maximum leaving substantially all of the cloth underlying the disk free to yield equally in all directions from said slot as a center, in combination with a male member having a contracted neck carrying an offset rounded head separably received in the slot between said JOSEPH SOLOMON.

clearance under the slotted plate 16 for the 7 head 15 as it is engaged and disengaged from the plate.

In interlocking the fastening members, the male member is presented at right angles to the axis of the slot 17,18, see Fig. 1, and almost in a plane at right angles to the plane of the plate 16. When in this position, the y head 15 will pass freely between the end wall of the slot 17 and the opposite wall of the slot 18. Thereupon, the member 10 is swung down almost into parallelism with the plate 16, and when in this parallel plane, it is swung through an angle of 90 degrees to the position shown in full lines in 1. The fact that the ring 21 leaves practically all of the cloth under the plate 16 free enables the head to press this cloth inwardly and to work freely between the garment and the plate 16 inbeing engaged and disengaged from the plate.

While I have shown my invention in its preferred form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but

. is susceptible of various changes and modifications, Without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as are imposed by the prior art or as are specifically set forth in the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A garment fastener comprising a female member formed by a substantially circular fiat metallic disk provided with a central substantially T-shaped slot therethrough and having marginal tangs adapted to pierce a garment, a retaining ring having substantially the same diameter as the disk and formed of narrow stock adapted to have the tangs folded inwardly about it to secure the disk against the outer continuously smooth and uninterrupted surface of the garment While 

